EWITT Elementary:

Topic
Agenda
Resouces
Follow-Up
Session 1: Blogs
September 24, 2011
  • Welcome, Introductions, Paperwork
  • What is a blog?
  • Mapping Out Your Blog
  • Creating a Blog
  • Independent Activity: Creating posts
  • Independent Activity: Adding Widgets




Blog Tutorials
Go to Livescribe and on the bottom right, click on download Livescribe Desktop. If you have a PC, click on Windows. If you have a Mac, click on Mac. Follow the prompts to install software.

Introduce your students to the blog. Post at least 3 times (before October 15, 2011) and have students respond. *Homework assignments do not count towards the 3 posts.
Session 2:
Livescribe 1
October 15, 2011
On the Pen
  • Showcase of some participant blogs
  • The Magic of the Pen
  • How are teachers using the pens?
  • Sample of Uses
  • Parts of the Pen
  • Paper
  • Demonstration of Recording
  • Creating an AudioBook
  • Creating a Center Activity
  • Investigation of Livescribe.com

Livescribe Usage
Session 3:
December 10, 2011
  • Successes of pen usage.
  • Managing your Pens
  • Moving from “On the Pen” to “In the Cloud”
  • Tips for Recording
  • Pencasting
  • Livescribe Desktop
  • Livescribe Online


Session 4:
January 7, 2012
Enhancing our Graphic Novels
  • Welcome
  • Pen Successes
  • Sharing Graphic Novels
  • Youblisher
  • Blog Refresher
  • Collaborative Brainstorm
  • Survey/Wrap Up

Youblisher Tutorial

Session 5:
February 4, 2012
Google Tools
  • Creating a GMail
  • Success Stories
  • Copyright Friendly Images
  • Overview of Google Docs
  • Creating a Form
  • Embedding on the blog
  • Google Docs for planning instruction
  • Sharing lesson
  • Livescribe and Google Docs
  • Survey/Next Steps





Session 6: